Marden railway station

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Marden
Marden station in the Network SouthEast era
Location
Place Marden
Local authority Maidstone
Operations
Station code MRN
Managed by Southeastern
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.226 million
2005/06 * 0.237 million
History
Key dates Opened 31 August 1842
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Marden from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Marden railway station serves Marden in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

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[edit] Accident

At 20:42 on 4 January 1969 there was a collision between a passenger train and a parcels train to the west of Marden station. Four people were killed. The cause was the driver of the passenger missing a signal in fog and passing it at danger. Local farmer David Winch of Brook Farm, along with his employees, worked for fourteen hours assisting in the rescue operation. They used their tractors and trailers to ferry the injured across muddy fields from the crash site to waiting ambulances. The ambulance office in charge at the time, Stanley Skinner, was awarded a BEM in recognition of his role.[1][2]

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to Ashford International and two trains per hour to London Charing Cross.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Paddock Wood   Southeastern
South Eastern Main Line		   Staplehurst

[edit] References

  1. ^ Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan, pp137-38. ISBN 0 7110 2708 9. 
  2. ^ Marden History

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